(Oct. 21, 2016) – Welcome to the return of The Breakdown, where we look back at the week in Breakers news.

The Breakers announced Wednesday that they’ve exercised the options on 13 players. That group includes goalkeepers Libby Stout and Abby Smith, defenders Kassey Kallman, Brooke Elby, Christen Westphal, and Kylie Strom, midfielders Kristie Mewis, Angela Salem, Louise Schillgard, and forwards Natasha Dowie, Kyah Simon, Brittany Ratcliffe, and Elise Krieghoff. There were other moves as well, which you can read more about at http://www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com/NEWS/926712.html.

The week began with the announcement that forwards Kyah Simon and Natasha Dowie are heading overseas, going on loan to clubs in the Westfield W-League. Simon will join Sydney FC, while Dowie links up again with Melbourne Victory, where her stats there a year ago match up with the numbers she posted in Boston this season. Read all about the loan here: http://www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com/NEWS/926674.html.

In other news …

The 2017 NWSL season will be here before you know it! Season tickets are currently on sale! Visit www.breakerstickets.com or call 617-945-1704 to purchase tickets.

There is a great deal going on with our Boston Breakers camps right now, and this deal is ONLY good until the end of the month. If you call Neill Caine between now and Oct. 31, you can get 20 percent off a camp! Caine can be reached at 617-945-1704 ext. 208.

Want to stock up on Breakers gear? Now’s the perfect time! The Breakers Store is having a massive end-of-season sale. Go to breakersstore.com to check out the line of products.

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